Ancient Microbes in Ice Grow in Lab

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WASHINGTON -- Microorganisms locked in Antarctic ice for 100,000 years and more came to life and resumed growing when given warmth and nutrients in a laboratory.

Researchers led by Kay Bidle of Rutgers University tested five samples of ice ranging in age from 100,000 years to 8 million years.

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Ancient Microbes in Ice Grow in Lab

"We didn't really know what to expect. We knew that microorganisms were really hardy," Bidle, an assista...

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